Hill of Crosses

August 21st 2012
On the way to Riga we visited the Hill of Crosses and stopped at Rundale Palace, similar to the design of Versailles. We wandered around Riga in the dark, visiting the Town Hall and various cobbled streets. For dinner, Ann had the "Key to Riga", a key-skewer of meat and veggies that filled us both up. The next day we did a free walking tour which took us to see the "real" Riga. This included areas ... read more

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Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its f... ... read more

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Richard P. Johns

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'Tempus Fugit' - Time Flies and Anyone travelling knows that time passes much to quickly. I have started adding blogs for our Central and Eastern Europe trip from May 2018. Its great to have an easy way to stay in touch with everyone and show off some photos. My travels so far include Europe, North America, Central America, South America, The Caribbean, South East Asia, China, Japan, Iceland, Australia and New Zealand. Feel free to ask questions if you're going to any of these places. I am eyeing up the north coast of South America for our next trip but have ... full info

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